Possible Dream Jobs: Teacher, therapist, doctor, sales rep, publicist, bartender, blogger/vlogger, advice columnist. Making other people happy makes them happy - which is why any job that involves constantly rejecting others will make mincemeat of their heart. ![]() Their heart is huge and their fascination with the lives of other human beings is genuine - which makes it important that they doesn't end up in a job that exploits their warmth or runs their sense of empathy ragged. Who They Are: Warm, engaging, empathetic - The Helper is the person you want to be seated next to at a really awkward dinner party. Probable Nightmare Jobs: Improv comedy class instructor, kindergarten teacher, busker, bartender, any job that requires flexible hours and a loosey-goosey kinda attitude towards life. Possible Dream Jobs: Attorney, financial planner, manager, home design blogger, some kind of executive something-or-other. They also loves jobs that give them a clear idea of whether or not they are actually doing a good job. They're into rationality and clear sets of rules - but not in a creepy Spock kind of way they just likes to work in situations that allow them to utilize their fine attention to detail and problem-solving abilities. Who They Are: Much like the Pilates device that shares their name, the Reformer is all about self-control and discipline. So, in the spirit of ensuring we're all happy in our jobs and our lives, I've broken down the nine personality types covered by the Enneagram (you can take a test to find out what Enneagram personality type you have here), and then provided some ideas about the best and worst jobs for each Enneagram type below. ![]() I mean, just think: what if all that job-related angst you're feeling isn't because you're a slacker or because everyone who works there is a jerk, but just because your personality and your job are a bad match? ![]() Which is why a lot of people find personality tests - like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a questionnaire based on the works of psychiatrist Carl Jung, or the Enneagram, a personality inventory system that's popular with both business management execs and aura-reading types - helpful in sketching out a broad version of their personality, which can help make the search for fulfilling work simpler. But even if we've spent hours fantasizing about our dream career, or taking those goofy high school career assessment tests ("If you enjoy hiking and the scent of freshly cut grass.you may want to become a park ranger!"), most of us haven't given enough thought to the ways that our jobs work with or against our personalities. When we choose our jobs, we usually take a lot of factors into consideration - pay, skills required, talents utilized, overall potential to help save the world (or at least convince our parents that we are slightly competent).
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